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. >> i'm danielle nottingham in washington. coming up, president obama consults a group of the nation's governors on the "fiscal cliff." >> and well wishes are pouring in for will and kate as brits make bets on whether it will be a boy, girl, twins or triplets. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow live at the whole foods market in cupertino. if you have been looking for a way to help people for the holidays, we have a great idea for you plus we'll talk about that rain coming back all that in just a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, typhoon in the philippines. 33 villagers wer >>> at least 74 people are dead or missing following a powerful typhoon in the philippines. >> 33 villagers all swept way after a massive wave hit their emergency shelter there. the storm brought in 160-mile- per-hour winds ashore toppling trees and causing widespread power outages. >>> syrian violence is deadly for schoolchildren. state media reports 29 students and a teacher were killed when a mortar slammed into their school outside damascus. the repor
. >> i'm danielle nottingham in washington. coming up, president obama consults a group of the nation's governors on the "fiscal cliff." >> and well wishes are pouring in for will and kate as brits make bets on whether it will be a boy, girl, twins or triplets. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow live at the whole foods market in cupertino. if you have been looking for a way to help people for the holidays, we have a great idea for you plus we'll talk about...
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president obama cut short his hawaii vacation to return to washington. coming up at 5:15 the odds they will be able to come up with a deal were january 1st. >>> the contra costa fire distribution has put together a meeting to discuss the closing of five district stations. they are in clayton, lafayette, martinez. the first meeting is on january 7th in lafayette. we have posted a list of times and locations of those meetings. >>> the brawl that caused wide spread panic in a san francisco mall led to a loss in post christmas sales for business. they ran from the mall when they heard a noise that sounded like gunshots. police arrested three people. all the commotion led to a lock down and likely kept thousands of post christmas shoppers out of the mall. there is no estimate on how much money businesses lost but analyst tell the sacramento breeze it's like -- sacramento bee it's likely a significant amount. >>> janine de la vega is live for us in cupertino this morning. one of the places where a dui crack down starts today. >> reporter: that is right. starti
president obama cut short his hawaii vacation to return to washington. coming up at 5:15 the odds they will be able to come up with a deal were january 1st. >>> the contra costa fire distribution has put together a meeting to discuss the closing of five district stations. they are in clayton, lafayette, martinez. the first meeting is on january 7th in lafayette. we have posted a list of times and locations of those meetings. >>> the brawl that caused wide spread panic in a san...
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and he is promising that this time washington won't just talk about it. cbs 5 reporter grace lee on his call to action. >> reporter: it is a promise and says it's divergence for this president. before the connecticut school shooting he was usually generally neutral about anything related to the second amendment. today he not only called for action, he even gave a deadline for results and he wants some answers by january. >> we may never know all the reasons why this tragedy happened. we do know that every day since, more americans have died of gun violence. >> reporter: five days after the sandy hook shooting in newtown, president obama says our country needs more than gun control. we need a solution to stop the violence. that's why he is creating a new interagency task force led by vice president joe biden. >> this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task to pull together
and he is promising that this time washington won't just talk about it. cbs 5 reporter grace lee on his call to action. >> reporter: it is a promise and says it's divergence for this president. before the connecticut school shooting he was usually generally neutral about anything related to the second amendment. today he not only called for action, he even gave a deadline for results and he wants some answers by january. >> we may never know all the reasons why this tragedy...
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washington d.c. >> john boehner and the house of representatives moving forward with these so-called planned be. it only deals with the tax cut that expire at the end of the year. it does not deal with the across-the-board spending cuts expecting to kick in after the first of the year. democrats say the plan will not pass the senate and the president has already said he would be avoided if it passed. the consensus is that we will go over the fiscal cliff. hopes are a deal would get done by this current congress which ends on january 3rd. there are still hopes that we will get a deal done by january 3rd. >> vice president joe biden will be meeting with law enforcement officers from around the country. he is leading a task force that will look at ways to reduce debt and violence. president obama is promising to send ideas to congress next month. he is already pushing for lawmakers to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons, close loopholes that will allow gun buyers to avoid background checks. he also was to restrict restrictions on high-capacity ammunition clips. >> read the
washington d.c. >> john boehner and the house of representatives moving forward with these so-called planned be. it only deals with the tax cut that expire at the end of the year. it does not deal with the across-the-board spending cuts expecting to kick in after the first of the year. democrats say the plan will not pass the senate and the president has already said he would be avoided if it passed. the consensus is that we will go over the fiscal cliff. hopes are a deal would get done...
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. >> watching what is happening in washington president obama is meeting with washington to discuss the fiscal cliff. the automatic government spending cuts that will kick in. republicans and the white house sent to have finally found some common ground both sides agreeing that tax revenue and reductions in entitlement spending for programs like medicare are key elements of this bill. republicans may be softening on raising taxes for the wealthy americans. the white house may be bending on accepting greater spending cuts for medicare and possibly raising the medicare retirement age 65 age from 65 to 67. >> thank you mark. we will take a quick break the time is 6:38. we are following the weather. we have quite a bit of rain coming down quite a bit in the bay area especially in the east bay. george is following a hot spot in interstate 80, a backup sonically basically from berkeley up to the cartoonist bridge. george will let us know why and what is going (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news starts now. >> thanks for watching kron fours bay
. >> watching what is happening in washington president obama is meeting with washington to discuss the fiscal cliff. the automatic government spending cuts that will kick in. republicans and the white house sent to have finally found some common ground both sides agreeing that tax revenue and reductions in entitlement spending for programs like medicare are key elements of this bill. republicans may be softening on raising taxes for the wealthy americans. the white house may be bending...
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what is it trying to prevent from happening in washington? heading to the tahoe area vernier's we can? we have new information about conditions in the area you will want to know about. and happy birthday to muni. ! what it's giving you for its 100th year of service.... >> 6:09 a.m. is the time and you may want to sell up as we continue to watch gas prices across the bay area. the average price per gallon of regular gas is $3.60 in san francisco this morning. in the south bay the price is $3.48 today in san jose. across the bay in oakland, the average is $3.49. this all compares to the state average in california at $3.52. starbucks is launching a political campaign this week it helps to get the ball rolling on at averting the fiscal cliff. in a letter to starbucks employees made public this morning, chief executive howard schultz ask employees at its approximately 120 d.c. area stores to write come together on coffee cups when serving customers tomorrow and friday. starbucks plans to buy ads in the washington post and new york times loitered
what is it trying to prevent from happening in washington? heading to the tahoe area vernier's we can? we have new information about conditions in the area you will want to know about. and happy birthday to muni. ! what it's giving you for its 100th year of service.... >> 6:09 a.m. is the time and you may want to sell up as we continue to watch gas prices across the bay area. the average price per gallon of regular gas is $3.60 in san francisco this morning. in the south bay the price is...
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. >>> in washington republicans and democrats far from a deal. sunday a slight ray of hope as mr. obama and house -- speaker boehner met face-to-face. >>> for the first time we are hearing from the australian deejays who made that prank call tied to the sued side -- tied to the suicide of the british nurse. they are calling it unexpected and shocking. >> if we had any idea that something like this could have been possible to happen, we couldn't see this happening, it was meant to be a prank call. >> the deejays -- [ unintelligible ] coming up, our kira klapper will have more on this just released interview and also the fact that they just term nated the show today plus the reason kate middleton might have to -- have to go back to the hospital. >>> apple's mapping app is coming with a safety warning for users downunder. police in australia are asking drivers to avoid using the app. officers say they've had to rescue several people who got stranded when the app led them to the wrong place in some cases drivers were stranded more than 24 hours with no food or water. the ceo publicly
. >>> in washington republicans and democrats far from a deal. sunday a slight ray of hope as mr. obama and house -- speaker boehner met face-to-face. >>> for the first time we are hearing from the australian deejays who made that prank call tied to the sued side -- tied to the suicide of the british nurse. they are calling it unexpected and shocking. >> if we had any idea that something like this could have been possible to happen, we couldn't see this happening, it was...
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. >> in washington today lawmakers said it was embarrassing and unacceptable that some voters had to wait in line 8 8 hours last month. they looked at problems voters faced. they said it made registration harder for majorities. republicans defended the changes. >> hyundai is recalling 1300 cars because the sun roofs can shatter. the sun roofs on the 2012 models may have been weakened during assembly. they say the sun roof can shatter while the car is moving. separately 4500 are being recalled because of failing parking breaks. >>> coming up in 2 minutes the latest on the investigation into the freeway shooting that shut down a freeway for an hour today. >> the push is on in the north bay to outlaw a gardening tool, why this man is leading the charge and the large support he is getting. >>> a freway shut down af
. >> in washington today lawmakers said it was embarrassing and unacceptable that some voters had to wait in line 8 8 hours last month. they looked at problems voters faced. they said it made registration harder for majorities. republicans defended the changes. >> hyundai is recalling 1300 cars because the sun roofs can shatter. the sun roofs on the 2012 models may have been weakened during assembly. they say the sun roof can shatter while the car is moving. separately 4500 are...
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carla campbell reports from the washington d.c. newsroom, talking about house speaker john boehner's plan "b," here is more. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner's plan would extend the current tax breaks on people making up to $1 million a year and it would help on automatic spending cuts for majority of americans and a long term deal would have to come later. president barack obama has threatened plan "b" and he wants to extend tax rates for those making 400,000 a year. it is a way to get the president to bulging more in negotiations. >> they keep finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. >> he could be responsible for the largest tax increase in history. >> as for negotiations, a lot of taxpayers fear we will go over the fiscal cliff and they will lose more on current tax breaks. carla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a new pole shows majority of americans are now in favor of gun control following the newtown connecticut school shooting. many are in favor of making all guns illegal and that's an i
carla campbell reports from the washington d.c. newsroom, talking about house speaker john boehner's plan "b," here is more. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner's plan would extend the current tax breaks on people making up to $1 million a year and it would help on automatic spending cuts for majority of americans and a long term deal would have to come later. president barack obama has threatened plan "b" and he wants to extend tax rates for those making 400,000 a...
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the president said he doesn't support legalizing marijuana as voters have just done in washington and colorado. even though it's against federal law he says he will not push enforcement saying there's bigger fish to fry. >> it really kind of opens the door for other states to legalize it because he did say those would be the lowest priorities. any state including california that hasn't legalized it yet could do it in 2014. >> the u.s. attorney for colorado said earlier this week that the federal government's responsibility to enforce the controlled substances act remains unchanged. >>> bay area holiday shoppers are being warned about a scam involving the sale of phony i pads. investigators say some scammers are wrapping up ceramic tiles and metal picture frames in fake i pad boxes. vallejo police say they've encountered some of those scammers recently. >> during the investigation they contacted at least a couple different individuals and they further noted that they were in possession of some i pad boxes that contained ceramic tiles. >> but detectives did not make an arrest in the sca
the president said he doesn't support legalizing marijuana as voters have just done in washington and colorado. even though it's against federal law he says he will not push enforcement saying there's bigger fish to fry. >> it really kind of opens the door for other states to legalize it because he did say those would be the lowest priorities. any state including california that hasn't legalized it yet could do it in 2014. >> the u.s. attorney for colorado said earlier this week...
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on the other side, 17 states including california, washington, d.c. say they want to set up their own markets. >> walgreen's drugstores have agreed to pay a huge fine to settle a lawsuit filed in in alameda county. they are going to pay $16.5 million after they say they illegally dumped dumped waste into trash bins. they dumped patients' records without shredding them first. they were found to be violation of the law. this settlement covers more than half the counties in california. >>> new york city leaders are trying to protect cab passengers to be taken for a ride. the mayor has signed a measure into law facing operators to make timers clearly visible to passengers and charge by the minute. they say some cab operators charge by the block and pass on to surcharges. a texas family paid more than $400 to go 14 blocks. >>> abc7 honored recipients of profiles excellence awards last night. they have celebrated the bay area's rich cultural diversity. cheryl jennings hosted the event right here at abc7. each of the 15 people honored made important contribu
on the other side, 17 states including california, washington, d.c. say they want to set up their own markets. >> walgreen's drugstores have agreed to pay a huge fine to settle a lawsuit filed in in alameda county. they are going to pay $16.5 million after they say they illegally dumped dumped waste into trash bins. they dumped patients' records without shredding them first. they were found to be violation of the law. this settlement covers more than half the counties in california....
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. >> we are here in washington working. the members of house of represented or out watching movies, and watching the kids play soccer, basketball, and doing all kinds of things. they should be here. >> i told president i will be happy to look at what ever he proposes. a hard deadline. as i said this is the conversation we should of had to go. >> democrats want to extend the bush era tax cuts to everyone except those americans making $250,000 or more per year. republicans remain against any tax increases. >> most americans just wasn't begun. >> people are tired. >> islamic not reach a deal by january 1st many economists are concerned it could lead to another recession. >> ibm ed paine reporting. >> and other nationals former president george h. w. bush is still in intensive care at houston hospital this morning dealing with the stubborn fever. >> the former president's family is confident that he will be out of the i see you soon. >> the former president's chief of staff said supporters a note yesterday including this " he w
. >> we are here in washington working. the members of house of represented or out watching movies, and watching the kids play soccer, basketball, and doing all kinds of things. they should be here. >> i told president i will be happy to look at what ever he proposes. a hard deadline. as i said this is the conversation we should of had to go. >> democrats want to extend the bush era tax cuts to everyone except those americans making $250,000 or more per year. republicans...
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like so many days lately, cautious, as we continue to watch washington. bloomberg index this morning trading down. i know people like deals, there's one that starts today, burger king celebrating the 55th anniversary of the whooper with 55 cent burgers when you purchase any cheaper, it starts today through sunday, it does include the white cheddar and spicy angry whooper. burger king experimenting with home delivery in some parts of the nation. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. >>> i'm wondering if you pick up that $4 meat scented body spray at burger king at the same time as when you get the er offer. >> let me think about that -- >> your wife will be getting you that for christmas. >> no, please don't. >> probably in the kids' meals. >>> there's a little spray, different kind -- >> doesn't smell like pizza hut. that's the story pizza hut smelling perfume. >> you can get each other back by getting each other those two things. >>> looks like i have to do some shopping today for both of you. good morning. a little mist, already starting t
like so many days lately, cautious, as we continue to watch washington. bloomberg index this morning trading down. i know people like deals, there's one that starts today, burger king celebrating the 55th anniversary of the whooper with 55 cent burgers when you purchase any cheaper, it starts today through sunday, it does include the white cheddar and spicy angry whooper. burger king experimenting with home delivery in some parts of the nation. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane...
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. >> it wasn't only grid lock in washington. they are going to keep milk prices from rising next month. the agriculture secretary of state says without it we could pay $7 a gallon. >> >>> the woman charged for pushing a man from a platform on a subway train. the 31 year-old was quoted by the district attorney's office saying it would be cool pushing someone from a train. she blames the muslim, hindus and egyptian for the 911 attack. >>> a daring rescue that prevented tragedy. it was a rare christmas experience on the mountains of los angeles, fresh snow and ice for people that rarely see it. few seemed concerned until. >> we saw his arms flailing, someone said he can't swim and then it turned to panic. >> they were there with a camera. at first all they can do is watch in horror as a man who rushed to help fell through the ice, then another. 6 would be rescuer's in all were in icy waters. >> we saw the guy go under 3 times and the third time we didn't think he was coming back up. >> the victims clam oerd for inner tubes and peop
. >> it wasn't only grid lock in washington. they are going to keep milk prices from rising next month. the agriculture secretary of state says without it we could pay $7 a gallon. >> >>> the woman charged for pushing a man from a platform on a subway train. the 31 year-old was quoted by the district attorney's office saying it would be cool pushing someone from a train. she blames the muslim, hindus and egyptian for the 911 attack. >>> a daring rescue that...
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as traders were optimistic about the prospect of a deal being reached in washington. to avoid the "fiscal cliff". that was before a vote on tax increases stalled in the house. on wall street. the dow strong afternoon session. the nasdaq rose six points. and the s-and-p-500 gained eight. the new york stock exchange may soon have new ownership. >> your forecast, coming up [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch. [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months, with a total home dvr included free for life. plus, add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer ] with u-verse tv, you can record four shows at once with the total home dvr that lets you play back, pause, or rewind your shows from any room. get over 170 hd channels. that's more than cable. [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months, with a total home dvr included free for life. plus, add hbo and cinemax, and get the
as traders were optimistic about the prospect of a deal being reached in washington. to avoid the "fiscal cliff". that was before a vote on tax increases stalled in the house. on wall street. the dow strong afternoon session. the nasdaq rose six points. and the s-and-p-500 gained eight. the new york stock exchange may soon have new ownership. >> your forecast, coming up [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t...
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the president says this time washington will not just talk about tackling gun violence. he urged congress to vote early next year on an assault weapons ban, a ban on high-cast ammunition clips and to -- -- high-capacity ammunition clips, and to close the gun loophole so all purchasers are subject to background checks. >> the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. the fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence. that's why i've asked the vice president to lead an effort that includes members might have cabinet and outside organizations to come up with a set of concrete proposals no later than january, proposals that i then intend to push without delay. >> the president said that he will make very specific proposals once he gets the recommendations next month. on friday, the nra will hold its first news conference since the elementary school shooting. >>> california has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, but some state lawmakers are
the president says this time washington will not just talk about tackling gun violence. he urged congress to vote early next year on an assault weapons ban, a ban on high-cast ammunition clips and to -- -- high-capacity ammunition clips, and to close the gun loophole so all purchasers are subject to background checks. >> the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. the fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily...
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northbound 880 at washington both directions road painting until 6:00 this morning. >>> queen elizabeth takes a field trip to see how money is made. the shiny bars that got her special attention. >> holiday shopping help from "7 on your side," michael finney with 25 website that has offer cool gifts. >> speaking of money, this morning's money report. >> people are opening up their wallets on stores and online. retail sales wrote .3%. they were actually up a solid .8%. people are doing a good jock of paying their credit card bills. the rate of borrowers should stay low next year. tech companies pay will and facebook pays interns more than $5,600 a month, about $67,000 a year. that is $25,000 more than the average worker takes home. >>> good friday morning, here is a live look at downtown san francisco. what you can't see is how cold it is out there. downright frosty. coldest temperature mike has is 34 degrees. where is it? think about that. he will tell us in a moment. tell us about the light rain that may start hitting us soon and series of storms coming our way. >> eric: 5:14. >> walgr
northbound 880 at washington both directions road painting until 6:00 this morning. >>> queen elizabeth takes a field trip to see how money is made. the shiny bars that got her special attention. >> holiday shopping help from "7 on your side," michael finney with 25 website that has offer cool gifts. >> speaking of money, this morning's money report. >> people are opening up their wallets on stores and online. retail sales wrote .3%. they were actually up a...
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. >> the national cathedral's bells will ring 26 times in washington. the movement moment privately inside the -- he was live in newton. he will not appear before the cameras today but he is observing that moment of silence. ince. and in newtown, the community has gathered to remember at trinity episcopal church. [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] >> 26 tolls of the bell. [ bell tolling >> 26 lives cut short in sandy hook. the president open observed this moment privately he said 20 beautiful children and six remarkable adults together we will carry on and make our country worthy ofe;n their memory. we are going to return now to "good morning america" and our other regular programs. thanks for watching us. i'm george stephanopoulos in new york, have a good day. . >>> that was a lot of bells, too many bells. >>> indeed. welcome back to the abc7 morning n
. >> the national cathedral's bells will ring 26 times in washington. the movement moment privately inside the -- he was live in newton. he will not appear before the cameras today but he is observing that moment of silence. ince. and in newtown, the community has gathered to remember at trinity episcopal church. [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell tolling ] [ bell...
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. >> he died of respiratory complications that washington area hospitals. >> the 88 euro was the longest serving senator. >> he spent 50 years in the senate and was a medal of honor recipient. >> according to enna -ways office his last word was aloha . >> we can take a break and we'll be back with more traffic and weather and headlines and a minute. we're back is 4:30. as retail live look from our roof can we will tell you where to expect cold temperatures. you will feel it as a nicyou go up the door. >> want to update you on new town conn. newtown, conn. will face many more furor over the next few days. >> and students other than those who attend sandy hook elementary are to return to classes' morning. >> report uer ntisha lance has more as a community rocked by a tragedy to justify some normalcy. >> 6 year-old no luck pozner was laid to rest. >> there was not a dry when the mother spoke. tremendous passion. tremendous feeling. i think everyone was touched. >> family and friends also remember little jack pinto. little buddy wrestler. he was an avid new york giants fan. in fact, he was b
. >> he died of respiratory complications that washington area hospitals. >> the 88 euro was the longest serving senator. >> he spent 50 years in the senate and was a medal of honor recipient. >> according to enna -ways office his last word was aloha . >> we can take a break and we'll be back with more traffic and weather and headlines and a minute. we're back is 4:30. as retail live look from our roof can we will tell you where to expect cold temperatures. you...
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elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. >> reporter: >> as >> as we gather with so much, we need to guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. this evening. >> reporter: the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. the senate convened its rare sunday session with a prayer for progress. the house returned from its holiday hours until the u-s economy goes over what's being called the fiscal cliff - lawmakers are locked in a fierce face-off over a set hikes. "we're apart on some pretty big issues." " >> i'm willing to get this done, but i need a dance partner." >> reporter: on n-b-c's meet the press, president obama made a final pitch for his plan to preserve bush era tax cuts for everyone but the wealthiest americans. >> "regardless of partisan differences, our top sure that taxes on middle that would hurt our economy badly." >> reporter: a major sticking point continues to be the annual income level at which those tax increases should kick in. the threshold has wavered from 250
elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. >> reporter: >> as >> as we gather with so much, we need to guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. this evening. >> reporter: the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. the senate convened its rare sunday session with a prayer for progress. the house returned from its holiday hours until the u-s economy goes over...
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it's a "pot party" in washington state. a new law -- legalizing recreational marijuana use -- took effect at midnight. the law says adults 21 years and older can now possess up to an ounce of pot. but growing or selling the drug remains a crime. still -- pot smokers preferred to emphasize the positive -- ringing in the new year with -- well -- smoke rings at seattle's space needle. >>pam: the aftermath of hurricane sandy is driving business in washington today. as the senate meets to talk about the storm's impact on transportation, the push for state aid continues from high-profile advocates. emily schmidt has more from washington. >> it didn't take long to see hurricane sandy's damage was bad. now--- officials are beginning to say just how bad. the numbers emerged at one capitol hill hearing after >> fema has provided over 14 million meals, over 16 million liters of water, over 1.6 million blankets, and over 100,000 tarps. >> hundreds of thousands of families have had to go from their homes. >> one subway station, south fe
it's a "pot party" in washington state. a new law -- legalizing recreational marijuana use -- took effect at midnight. the law says adults 21 years and older can now possess up to an ounce of pot. but growing or selling the drug remains a crime. still -- pot smokers preferred to emphasize the positive -- ringing in the new year with -- well -- smoke rings at seattle's space needle. >>pam: the aftermath of hurricane sandy is driving business in washington today. as the senate...
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coming up at 5:15 the new strategy our washington, d.c. newsroom is hairing about that involve -- that is hearing about that involves sending the country over the fiscal cliff. >>> sal is back. he's ready to tell us about our friday morning. >> you know it actually is off to a very nice start. we were look at some of that road work. it's been picked up in many areas if that is very good news. also checking in with public transportation. so let's go outside and take a look at 80 westbound as you head out to the mccarthur maze. no major problems here and it looks good from vallejo all the way to berkeley and the bay bridge toll plaza and. and a lot of people want to know what the toll plaza looks like. san jose and the santa clara valley northbound 101 and 280 doing very well. northbound 17 traffic also looks very well. it is 5:07 let's go to steve. >>> sal. i just had my first tweet from cal hollow. >> really? >> well i love getting information from the city. all the little neighborhoods. always tweet me sp weather if it's raining or cloudy
coming up at 5:15 the new strategy our washington, d.c. newsroom is hairing about that involve -- that is hearing about that involves sending the country over the fiscal cliff. >>> sal is back. he's ready to tell us about our friday morning. >> you know it actually is off to a very nice start. we were look at some of that road work. it's been picked up in many areas if that is very good news. also checking in with public transportation. so let's go outside and take a look at 80...
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the weather system that's laidling a series of storms on top of northern cal, and washington. we will have the latest on all of that. and check this out. the holiday crusade. one girl is on a quest. her little boy wants to be a chef for christmas but all the easy bake ovens are two girly. what this young activist is doing about it. she's extraordinary. and the winners, a couple claiming their share of the $588 million power ball jackpot but the mystery continues this morning, who has the other tickets. and we go behind the scenes with the secret santa. an unidentified guy handing out cash to people hit hard from super storm sandy. wait until you see the reaction this man gets. it's an incredible story. hope you will join us. >> we will, of course. thank you, dan, so much. >> thanks. >> in sports, tonight the first place warriors host the pacers at oracle arena at 7:30. last night stanford came out smelling like rows in the pac-12 championship game against ucla. here's the highlights. >>> good morning. after beating ucla six days ago the cardinals and bruins met last night with
the weather system that's laidling a series of storms on top of northern cal, and washington. we will have the latest on all of that. and check this out. the holiday crusade. one girl is on a quest. her little boy wants to be a chef for christmas but all the easy bake ovens are two girly. what this young activist is doing about it. she's extraordinary. and the winners, a couple claiming their share of the $588 million power ball jackpot but the mystery continues this morning, who has the other...
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a new abc washington /washington post survey saying 49 percent approval obamas handling talks to avoid the so-called fiscal quick, while only 125% of for woodhouse speaker john boehner has handled the negotiations. >> they are still at a standstill. >> thank you james yad hoo e-mail services have gotten a makeover. the new read that in boxes are user friendly. it is the company's attempt to regain some of the ground lost to globoogle . ya hoo new see all mariss mzyer is trying to give people more reason to use the company's on-line service and stick around longer. she played a key role in g male when she worked at google. the world's top e-mail service. >> coming up we will have our financial asked bird robb black. we are talking about a company called the number one spot to avoid. we will tell you why t g i friday is excited about servicing the end of the world. coming up as the kron 4 news continues traffic in san jose. 101 north bounds traffic backed up that the interchange. we are watching today's winners and losers with robyn black. >> talk about a loser the fiscal cliff. people a
a new abc washington /washington post survey saying 49 percent approval obamas handling talks to avoid the so-called fiscal quick, while only 125% of for woodhouse speaker john boehner has handled the negotiations. >> they are still at a standstill. >> thank you james yad hoo e-mail services have gotten a makeover. the new read that in boxes are user friendly. it is the company's attempt to regain some of the ground lost to globoogle . ya hoo new see all mariss mzyer is trying to...
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. >> pictures i washington were the president just moments ago finished speaking with the business roundtable. is an organization of high powered ceo. the white house's plan to of all for a boy and the fiscal cliff. president made the certainty that business leaders will keep the country going. he will speak of the 2012 tribal nations. we will be back with more headlines in just a minute. i fought on the front page of yesterday's new york post seen here has a lot of people questioning the new york newspaper and the photographer who took the photo. the headline reads doomed pushed on the subway track, this man is about to die. the 58 year-old ki suck han is desperately calling to get off of the platform near times square. seconds after he captured the it should amish the train fatally struck hawn. he died in the york hospital leaving behind a wife and daughter. near a police guard as the questioning a suspect now. umar abbasi took the picture just moments before dahan was struck. a lot of facebook people fired off getting emotional. jacqueline said that this is so sick and ridiculous and there
. >> pictures i washington were the president just moments ago finished speaking with the business roundtable. is an organization of high powered ceo. the white house's plan to of all for a boy and the fiscal cliff. president made the certainty that business leaders will keep the country going. he will speak of the 2012 tribal nations. we will be back with more headlines in just a minute. i fought on the front page of yesterday's new york post seen here has a lot of people questioning the...
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he died in a washington, d.c. hospital today at age 88. he was a soldier in world war ii and first elected to congress in 1959, the year hawaii became a state. his 50 years in the senate is the longest tenure in u.s. history. stay with us. we'll be back. >>> alamo elementary school hoping to be the little school that could. >> the school is attempting to win a nation wral grant and they turned to michael finney for help. >> our apologies we don't have the audio for that piece. but we'll work on that and hope to bring it to you shortly. >> and let's press on. coming up next, a billing move for the san francisco exploratorium. >> they're packing up the past, as they prepare for the future. >>> countdown is on. two and a half weeks until we say goodbye to the exploratorium as we know it. the museum will reopen in the spring at a new home. and tonight, the staff races now to prepare for the future it's still hard to tell these are the final days of the this place. exploratorium opened in 1969. a first of its kind museum with interactive exhibi
he died in a washington, d.c. hospital today at age 88. he was a soldier in world war ii and first elected to congress in 1959, the year hawaii became a state. his 50 years in the senate is the longest tenure in u.s. history. stay with us. we'll be back. >>> alamo elementary school hoping to be the little school that could. >> the school is attempting to win a nation wral grant and they turned to michael finney for help. >> our apologies we don't have the audio for that...
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. >> reporter: they will meet again i the tension is growing here in washington after the weekend talks failed to lead to a deal, if there is no breakthrough today, the country will go over the cliff. talks continue, this morning still no deal. >> further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning, i hope so. >> reporter: republicans and democrats negotiated all weekend with the hope of passing legislation that would protect most from a massive tax hike set to kick in tonight midnight. >> the president: our top priority has to be to make sure that taxes on middle class families do not go up. >> reporter: there was optimism about a deal over the weekend when the republican leader in the senate, mcconnell made offer that ended when majority leader harry reid said he could not present a counter proposal. mcconnell called for help. >> i placed a call to the vice president to see if he could jumpstart the negotiations on his side. i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner it >> reporter: white house officials say vice president biden is now playing a
. >> reporter: they will meet again i the tension is growing here in washington after the weekend talks failed to lead to a deal, if there is no breakthrough today, the country will go over the cliff. talks continue, this morning still no deal. >> further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning, i hope so. >> reporter: republicans and democrats negotiated all weekend with the hope of passing legislation that would protect most from a massive tax hike set to kick in...
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residents are also leave an estate for about washington and oregon. >> let's take a look here at what's up after the news. it is dr. phil in today's episode he is talking about two stories of separated loved ones. that is today at 10:00 a.m.. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] the pope has sent a the first tweet from his personal twitter account. he sent a message personally about 230 hours of this morning california time. its first tweet read " dear friends i am pleased to get in touch with you through twitter. think you for your generous response. i bless all of you from my heart. and " pulp benedictus 6 it launches pawns of acts twitter account last week he has more than $600,000 already. >> out lindsey lohan attorney is going to return to court today and the latest case she is caught up and. she does not have to be at today's
residents are also leave an estate for about washington and oregon. >> let's take a look here at what's up after the news. it is dr. phil in today's episode he is talking about two stories of separated loved ones. that is today at 10:00 a.m.. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do...
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after little measurable progress was reported in the ongoing budget negotiations in washington. here's a look at yesterdays closing numbers. on wall street. the dow dropped 99-points. after posting 100-point gains over the past two days. both the nasdaq and s-and-p-500 lost 10-points. we'll be watching the stock market all morning index of stories.. >> airplane manufacturer boeing says it's reached a breakthrough in allowing commercial flight passengers to use wireless devices in-flight. and they did it -- by using potatoes. take a look at this. boeing used 20-thousand pounds of 'taters to fill the seats of a test aircraft. the spuds simulate the way human passengers would respond to electronic signals for things like wi-fi and mobile phones. boeing says it's learning ways to allow us to use our laptops, tablets and phones in flight without interfering with the plane's navigation equipment. after the flights, the potatoes were donated to a food bank. >> google is selling a part of its motorola mobility division for a whopping two- point- 35 billion dollars. to the arris group. t
after little measurable progress was reported in the ongoing budget negotiations in washington. here's a look at yesterdays closing numbers. on wall street. the dow dropped 99-points. after posting 100-point gains over the past two days. both the nasdaq and s-and-p-500 lost 10-points. we'll be watching the stock market all morning index of stories.. >> airplane manufacturer boeing says it's reached a breakthrough in allowing commercial flight passengers to use wireless devices in-flight....
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i know it's being put out via washington. the school the building itself is being worked on. remember i told you we had a secondary crime scene of the exterior of the school. our detectives have every one of them searching every one of them. we are beginning to release those back to their owners. slowly but surely we're beginning to complete the exterior part of the crime scene. the governor and lieutenant governor are on site that have been actively involved. one thing that is becoming somewhat of a concern and that is miss information is being posted on social media sites. there has been miss information coming from people posing as the shooter in this case, posing using other id's. mimicking this crime and crime scene and activity that took place in this community. there has been some things in somewhat of a threatening manner. it is important to know that we have discussed with federal authorities that these issues are crimes. they will be investigated statewide and federally. and prosecution will take place when people are identified. again, all information relative to t
i know it's being put out via washington. the school the building itself is being worked on. remember i told you we had a secondary crime scene of the exterior of the school. our detectives have every one of them searching every one of them. we are beginning to release those back to their owners. slowly but surely we're beginning to complete the exterior part of the crime scene. the governor and lieutenant governor are on site that have been actively involved. one thing that is becoming...
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washington state voters passed same-sex marriage last month. >> i feel so good. i couldn't be happier. it's such a special day for us you, the state and for all of the other couples. >>> nine states allow couples to marry. the supreme court could provide the sweeping ruling that could end the bans on the other states. we should hear their decision about in about six months. >>> former los angeles official who claimed a spinal tumor was to blame for his child pornography addiction will be sentenced. afred abrams will be sentenced for distributing sexually explicit image as. prosecutors want him sense -- sentenced to more than eight years. he said a made his personality altered and he downloaded pornography. >>> a new report from new zealand blames bad construction for the high death toll from a major earthquake in new england. 150 people died when an office building collapsed last year. a government report determined that building was badly damaged. it never should have received a permit for construction. >>> well, canadian choppers searching for furniture bargain
washington state voters passed same-sex marriage last month. >> i feel so good. i couldn't be happier. it's such a special day for us you, the state and for all of the other couples. >>> nine states allow couples to marry. the supreme court could provide the sweeping ruling that could end the bans on the other states. we should hear their decision about in about six months. >>> former los angeles official who claimed a spinal tumor was to blame for his child pornography...
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. >> to washington d.c. where police are looking into whether meet the press moderator david gregory violeta a loss on his plate 30 rifle magazine on sunday show. >> possession of such a clip is a violation of district of columbia cold. even if it is not attached to a gun. >> gregory use the magazine as a prop during the interview with national rifle association ceo wayne laapierre. >> a crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being relaunched following the shooting at sandy hook elementary. >> santa monica activist jerry rubin said the personalized merit award will be sent to children who write to him about why they are not that-do not like playing with toy guns. >> rubin says is nt, a toy gun project used to reward children who send in their toy guns with teddy bears and exchange, but stopped after he ran out of the 5000 donated stuffed animals. >> at the james lick freeway. if you are watching us keep in mind dr. phil is on at 10:00 but also 4:00 in the afternoon. >> a pop star announces a bundle w
. >> to washington d.c. where police are looking into whether meet the press moderator david gregory violeta a loss on his plate 30 rifle magazine on sunday show. >> possession of such a clip is a violation of district of columbia cold. even if it is not attached to a gun. >> gregory use the magazine as a prop during the interview with national rifle association ceo wayne laapierre. >> a crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being relaunched following the...
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of marijuana is officially illegal in the state of washington. last night under the people gathered on the space needle for new year's eve style countdown when the measure to the fact. they cheered and lit a joint in unison. public use of marijuana is still bad and selling it is still climb but the police say they'll only issue verbal warnings until further notice. national political figures are point out that smoking pot is still a federal crime. >> a storm drain under the road in lafayette failed to open up a giant hole. the workers had to widen the whole by 10 ft. to place everett support the boulders on top. officials fear soil erosion could push up the story request creek possibly leading to flooding of nearby homes with another storm hit. the road could be close for the entire winter, as crews figure out a plan to replace the drag. >> in the wake of last weekend's rain all of the soap groundings trees are still falling down. in richmond crews were out cleaning up this 40 ft ac acia tree it came crashing down of the top of a home in florida
of marijuana is officially illegal in the state of washington. last night under the people gathered on the space needle for new year's eve style countdown when the measure to the fact. they cheered and lit a joint in unison. public use of marijuana is still bad and selling it is still climb but the police say they'll only issue verbal warnings until further notice. national political figures are point out that smoking pot is still a federal crime. >> a storm drain under the road in...
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. >>> time is running out for congressional leaders in washington, d.c. to come up with a fiscal cliff deal. as ktvu kyla campbell reports the uncertainty is definitely hurting the economy. >> reporter: pam, stocks dropped slightly on wall street yesterday. economists say it's all because there is no deal in sight. president obama and house speaker john boehner met again face to face last night but there is no fiscal cliff agreement. speaker boehner plans to head home for a long weekend today and says he's available by phone to negotiate. both sides say the lines of communication remain open. that is not enough to keep investors and businesses to know what is coming up next. >> speaker boehner can't ignore the american people forever. at some point reality should set in. >> speaker boehner is facing questions on his leadership. more on that in my next update. live in washington kyla campbell. >>> a southern california judge is getting publicly scolded for saying a rape victim didn't put up a fight while she was being attacked. the comments were apparently
. >>> time is running out for congressional leaders in washington, d.c. to come up with a fiscal cliff deal. as ktvu kyla campbell reports the uncertainty is definitely hurting the economy. >> reporter: pam, stocks dropped slightly on wall street yesterday. economists say it's all because there is no deal in sight. president obama and house speaker john boehner met again face to face last night but there is no fiscal cliff agreement. speaker boehner plans to head home for a long...
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david curly has the story from washington. >> hillary clinton returned from her latest trip. she came back with a stomach virus according to her staff, an illness compounded earlier this week. secretary reportedly became dehydrated fainted at her home and in the fall suffered a concussion. she did not go to the hospital but is being monitored by her doctors. this is the second time a stomach bug has led to fainting. then senator clinton during a speech eight years ago. she admitted to barbara walters her schedule is grueling. >> are you exhausted? >> i am. to be honest i am. when i do something, i want to do it to the best of my ability. >> this illness will keep the secretary home this week meaning she will not testify about the terrorist attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi which took the life of ambassador creation stevens and three others. the report is set to be released early in the week and her testimony was highly anticipated. >> clinton is expected to retire as secretary of state in the next few weeks. abc news has learned that the president will nominate john kerr
david curly has the story from washington. >> hillary clinton returned from her latest trip. she came back with a stomach virus according to her staff, an illness compounded earlier this week. secretary reportedly became dehydrated fainted at her home and in the fall suffered a concussion. she did not go to the hospital but is being monitored by her doctors. this is the second time a stomach bug has led to fainting. then senator clinton during a speech eight years ago. she admitted to...
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. >> italy schmidt has more from washington. >> it and then but i can't be enough. if that was the case and there the secretary of state announced the bthe in is fast approaching. >> the president still is not serious about dealing with this issue right here. it is this issue. spending. >> democrats countered there are plenty of presidential details it is just that the speaker is on willing to listen to them. >> the speaker cannot ignore the american people forever. at some point reality should set in. >> what is john boehner waiting for. >> democrats and republicans are to focus on and not increasing taxes for the wealth is americans. >> this is just not right. how does this make sense. when time is of the essence of the clock is ticking. >> congress is going home as of now the key negotiators are talking for at least one more time. in washington i believe it. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. a look at the golden gate bridge this morning were traffic is light. >> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news we are following the latest with
. >> italy schmidt has more from washington. >> it and then but i can't be enough. if that was the case and there the secretary of state announced the bthe in is fast approaching. >> the president still is not serious about dealing with this issue right here. it is this issue. spending. >> democrats countered there are plenty of presidential details it is just that the speaker is on willing to listen to them. >> the speaker cannot ignore the american people...
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. >> a statement from the gay rights group called it an exciting moment in our journey towards washington. >> and nancy pelosi predicted justice s would discard prop 8 in the dust bin of history. >> joining us now is abc 7 news legal analyst dean johnson. you've describe described this as a good day for california but not the best day. >> probably the best thing would have been if the court denied hearing prop 8. that would have meant would it have been the law within 35 days. >> how is this going to play out? when should we expect a decision? >> we don't know when cases will be argued. between february and april.uuÑ but each will have a slot. ma means we'll probably looking at a june, or july decision. >> that is soon, a fairly fast track you talked about justice kennedy being the swing vote in this. >> the case that decides both of these is lawrence versus texas that. was a case in which he was the swing vote. >> and you anticipate the same? >> the result will apply in both of the case autos thank you. >> moving on now, businesses getting ready to arm themselves with more high tech sur
. >> a statement from the gay rights group called it an exciting moment in our journey towards washington. >> and nancy pelosi predicted justice s would discard prop 8 in the dust bin of history. >> joining us now is abc 7 news legal analyst dean johnson. you've describe described this as a good day for california but not the best day. >> probably the best thing would have been if the court denied hearing prop 8. that would have meant would it have been the law within 35...
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. >> another ugly day in washington, d.c. raises the question: is there anything our lawmakers can actually agree on?! >> then there's proof that it could perhaps be worse. maybe. ,,,, [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] at a precision parts manufacturer in fremont. this was what it looked like ea >>> fire crews knocking down what's left of a three-alarm fire at a precision parts manufacturing company in fremont. this is earlier this afternoon at c & h enterprises north of the warm springs area. firefighters got the call al 1:45 p.m. but when they got there, the building was fully involved. everybody did make it out safely. the fire was so hot, firefighters had to try and douse the flames from the outside only. no word on the cause. >>> it was supposed to be a big step
. >> another ugly day in washington, d.c. raises the question: is there anything our lawmakers can actually agree on?! >> then there's proof that it could perhaps be worse. maybe. ,,,, [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] at a...
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groups will go to washington, d.c. to present their findings and the winner of that competition gets a second grant up to $90,000. >>> local democrats are asking the president to create a new no-drilling ocean preserve in california. the proposed executive order would ban offshore drilling in a 50-mile-long area from sonoma to mend see know county. the "-- men so dino -- mendocino county. lawmakers, including senator barbara boxer, and lin wasly, are spear heading the drive -- lin wasly, are -- lynn woosley, are spearheading the program. >>> there's higher rates from the p.u.c. the city says customers will pay between $11 and $95 more than the previous hike. customers will be able to opt out and have pg&e supply their power again? the operators of the oldest repsyche -- >>> the operators of the recycling center said they will continue to sort out items despite an evacuation order from the city. the city said yesterday was the deadline for it to shut down. the evacuation was not enforced. >>> 8:33. 100 lucky people have
groups will go to washington, d.c. to present their findings and the winner of that competition gets a second grant up to $90,000. >>> local democrats are asking the president to create a new no-drilling ocean preserve in california. the proposed executive order would ban offshore drilling in a 50-mile-long area from sonoma to mend see know county. the "-- men so dino -- mendocino county. lawmakers, including senator barbara boxer, and lin wasly, are spear heading the drive -- lin...
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after little progress was reported in the ongoing budget negotiations in washington. on wall street. the dow dropped 99-points. after posting 100-point gains over the past two days. both the nasdaq and s-and-p- 500 lost 10-points. >> the u.s. government's venture into the car business is slowly coming to an end. the treasury department says it will sell its remaining 500 million shares of general motors in the next year or so. that will mark the end of a $50 billion bailout that saved the company while touching off a debate about government intervention in private business. it's all part of its effort to wind down its investments in the troubled asset relief program. >>jacqueline: @ temperatures already quite chilly this eve. taking a look outside 40's through half moon bay and vallejo. and 40's and fairfield is going to be a cold night. 30's for the most part. 20's and in santa rosa. 36 in half moon bay. 33 degrees and san jose. but this would take a look of the satellite and writer changes with friday, clear skies. clouds to the north. associated with this system th
after little progress was reported in the ongoing budget negotiations in washington. on wall street. the dow dropped 99-points. after posting 100-point gains over the past two days. both the nasdaq and s-and-p- 500 lost 10-points. >> the u.s. government's venture into the car business is slowly coming to an end. the treasury department says it will sell its remaining 500 million shares of general motors in the next year or so. that will mark the end of a $50 billion bailout that saved the...
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now at 4:00, a surprise in washington. u.n. ambationz dorsusan rice has taken herself out of the running for the secretary of state. >> she had been the frontrunner the federal post. she faced criticism from senate republicans who have taken issue with her initial statements about the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi, libya. rice submitted a letter to president obam apredicting the confirmation process would be lengthy, time consuming and costly. noting the unfairness of the attacks, massachusetts senator, john kerry is now the projected frontrunner for that post. >> the unscheduled fiscal cliff meeting at the white house between president obama and babe bane is over. no word of progress. the two met for about an hour this afternoon. this was their first face-to-face talk since sunday. mr. obama and boehner have struggled to make the impasse over taxes. the president wants tax rates to rise for the top 2% of income earners, which boehner is opposed to. the deal must be reached by december 31 to avoid the fiscal cliff, which wo
now at 4:00, a surprise in washington. u.n. ambationz dorsusan rice has taken herself out of the running for the secretary of state. >> she had been the frontrunner the federal post. she faced criticism from senate republicans who have taken issue with her initial statements about the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi, libya. rice submitted a letter to president obam apredicting the confirmation process would be lengthy, time consuming and costly. noting the unfairness of the attacks,...
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and not if >> not a washington d.c. we have learned that house republicans have postponed their vote on their own fiscal cliff bill. the mess known as " plan b " reggie it was -- known as plan b. >> that probably means that the republicans to not have enough votes to pass plan b. this is the first voting cast that would avert cuts. this would extend bush era cuts for everybody making $1 million. those making more would have to pay a higher tax brea rate. senator kerry reid is saying that he is not going going to discuss plan b. senator-harry reed is not going to discuss plan b and already president obama is warning that he would have vetoed it. >> we are getting closer and michael you have a sense of humor about this. we have to understand what is happening with the physical let for a really quick synopsis what is planned be and what did they not want to bring it to the floor of the fiscal cliff? >> that was the millionaire tax increase. but that is one of the problems with the bill. problem is that house speaker, peter
and not if >> not a washington d.c. we have learned that house republicans have postponed their vote on their own fiscal cliff bill. the mess known as " plan b " reggie it was -- known as plan b. >> that probably means that the republicans to not have enough votes to pass plan b. this is the first voting cast that would avert cuts. this would extend bush era cuts for everybody making $1 million. those making more would have to pay a higher tax brea rate. senator kerry reid...
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if this is due to the latest is happening in washington. the house of representatives failed to vote on a plan to stop taxes from being raised in january. is juneau the house did not take up the bill last night. >> we did not have a vote for it to pass. it is not the outcome that i wanted. the president's congress has to take action. these cuts will go into effect in 10 days. >> he stated that only god knows. we will follow the latest with the fiscal cliff and the gun control debate. we'll talk with michael is not see it coming up. yaki coming up. m@ >> you are watching the kron 4 morning news. we are taking you out to a the bay area so we can zoom in to see what is going on in your neighborhood. all of the yellow and orange indicates heavy rain from 1 012 novato. it crosses the bridge and it is coming down the east shore freeway. we have been sent heavy rain for quite awhile. heavy rain is developing in san francisco. we have seen rain for the richmond district in the sunshine is pushing his way for portions of downtown. heavy rain is on m
if this is due to the latest is happening in washington. the house of representatives failed to vote on a plan to stop taxes from being raised in january. is juneau the house did not take up the bill last night. >> we did not have a vote for it to pass. it is not the outcome that i wanted. the president's congress has to take action. these cuts will go into effect in 10 days. >> he stated that only god knows. we will follow the latest with the fiscal cliff and the gun control...
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there is still no deal in washington. if congress and president obama do not come up with terms on addressing the issue severe cuts at the nation's budget will kick in. workers will see their taxes go up and their take-home pay will take a hit as early as mid january. joining us over the phone this morning is tax expertdean marycanning from golden gate university. mary, can you explain the impact on tax payers is no deal is reached? >> they may be subject to increases. it just depends on the income levels. >> even more maybe, here is an example. a taxpayer that maybe a couple with two kids they think it will just impact people with a higher level. but if you even have a family that just are a hundred thousand dollars a year. and they had a high tax reform a prior-year there one person was working and now they are not. they have personal expenses for each one of them these will be preferences. they have had this back for their alternative minimum taxes to be calculated. they can pay an additional $5,000 in taxes. >> i agai
there is still no deal in washington. if congress and president obama do not come up with terms on addressing the issue severe cuts at the nation's budget will kick in. workers will see their taxes go up and their take-home pay will take a hit as early as mid january. joining us over the phone this morning is tax expertdean marycanning from golden gate university. mary, can you explain the impact on tax payers is no deal is reached? >> they may be subject to increases. it just depends on...
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. >>> christmas cheer in washington interruptedly controversy. superstar singer psy's explosive onstage rants against americans, happened before he made it big here with "gangnam style." >>> we showed you our trip to robin's. we're heading back. revealing our traditions now at robin's home for christmas. what a visit it was. >>> we begin with the australian z deejays speaking out for the first time. cecilia vega is in sydney with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. they say this was supposed to be a simple, harmless prank that lasted no more than 30 seconds. they thought they would be hung up on immediately. we all know that is far from what happened. >> personally i'm -- >> reporter: the two australian deejays behind the phony phone call came out of hiding overnight. offering a tearful apology to the family of the nurse. >> shattered, gutted, heart broken. incredibly sorry for this situation and what's happened. >> there's not a minute that goes by that we don't think about her family and what they must be going t
. >>> christmas cheer in washington interruptedly controversy. superstar singer psy's explosive onstage rants against americans, happened before he made it big here with "gangnam style." >>> we showed you our trip to robin's. we're heading back. revealing our traditions now at robin's home for christmas. what a visit it was. >>> we begin with the australian z deejays speaking out for the first time. cecilia vega is in sydney with the latest. good morning....
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was not a high priority in washington where repeated requests for more security went unheeded. >> frankly the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personnel resources, it needed. >> today three state department officials paid the price. resigning under pressure, eric boswell for diplomatic security, his deputy can charlene lamb responsible for embassy security and official from middle east affairs. hillary clinton responded to the reported by adopting every one of the 29 recommendations including more marine guards and asking for more than a billion dollars to increase security worldwide. but that has not silenced her critics. clinton is recovering from a serious concussion after she fainted from the effects of a stomach virus. a former u.n. ambassador is implying she is faking it. >> when you don't want to go to a meeting or conference or an event you have a diplomatic illness. this is diplomatic illness to beat the band. >> the state department was furious about that statement and strongly denied it. we have learned that hillary clinton will be testify
was not a high priority in washington where repeated requests for more security went unheeded. >> frankly the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personnel resources, it needed. >> today three state department officials paid the price. resigning under pressure, eric boswell for diplomatic security, his deputy can charlene lamb responsible for embassy security and official from middle east affairs. hillary clinton responded to the reported by...
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he plans to leave hawaii tonight to return to washington d.c. on thursday. the president is returning to the white house to work on its fiscal cliff deal before the year inns. without an agreement, automatic tax increase is for everyone and deep spending cuts will be triggered in the new year. the >> the death toll has risen to six from winter storms in the nation's midsection. if this is video automobile, alabama. an enormous storm system that brought snow and sleet to the nation's midsection and tournedos to the deep south is now moving its way toward the northeast. >> we are still tracking pretty good storm sales as you can see here is a live look as storm tracker 4. san for cisco is starting to dry out. we are still seeing pretty good rain coming out towards ever bring and 101. \ evergreen and 101. hayward and union city are also looking at moderate rain showers that are coming through. richmond and certain parts oakland are also looking at light rain. all the rain will stick a round and we will have scattered showers for the rest of the day. showers wil
he plans to leave hawaii tonight to return to washington d.c. on thursday. the president is returning to the white house to work on its fiscal cliff deal before the year inns. without an agreement, automatic tax increase is for everyone and deep spending cuts will be triggered in the new year. the >> the death toll has risen to six from winter storms in the nation's midsection. if this is video automobile, alabama. an enormous storm system that brought snow and sleet to the nation's...
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. >>> more same-sex couples are expected to pour into courthouses across washington state today. sarah and emily became the first same-sex couple to marry in king county yesterday. gay and lesbian couples starting getting licenses midnight thursday, washington law requires all couples to wait three days to exchange vows after getting a license. voters approved the law last month. >>> scientists created a pacemaker for the brain that could help in the fight against alzheimer's. >> device stimulates the to keep neurons alive to slow memory loss. researchers are testing it on one patient now and they hope to try it out on 40 patients in the coming year. the need for treatment is growing, one in eight older americans has alzheimer's and that number is expected to triple by 2060. >>> [ inaudible ] new developments in the crab wars. >>> move in san francisco city hall that could mean fewer places for smokers to light up. >>> good morning. breaking news in san leandro, fallen electrical wires sparked a fire on
. >>> more same-sex couples are expected to pour into courthouses across washington state today. sarah and emily became the first same-sex couple to marry in king county yesterday. gay and lesbian couples starting getting licenses midnight thursday, washington law requires all couples to wait three days to exchange vows after getting a license. voters approved the law last month. >>> scientists created a pacemaker for the brain that could help in the fight against alzheimer's....
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as was the case in washington state. librarians at the university of washington were shocked their library books were infested with the bugs. officials collected 45 books out of the library's collection of over seven million. and froze them effectively killing the bugs. experts say that there has been a rise in bed bug cases across the country in recent stories... >> we talked to professionals that are treating bedbugs throughout the united states and people that are calling for pest control four times more than last year for bedbug. be aware. if you get and irritation or biting on your children and to an inspection. >> the university also brought bugs to make sure all of their facilities were clear of the infestation. >> three women who went out to eat at a casino in stockton got quite a shock when they got their bill. but it wasn't the amount on the tab that was disturbing. someone typed up the words 'fat girls" on the receipt. this happened at the cameo casino club in stockton. the women immediately took the check to
as was the case in washington state. librarians at the university of washington were shocked their library books were infested with the bugs. officials collected 45 books out of the library's collection of over seven million. and froze them effectively killing the bugs. experts say that there has been a rise in bed bug cases across the country in recent stories... >> we talked to professionals that are treating bedbugs throughout the united states and people that are calling for pest...
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elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. >>> if nothing is done by midnight monday, mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in, impacting every american. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation and brings us the latest. --reporter pkg-as follows -- " as we gather with so much work undone, guide our lawmakers with your wisdom." the senate convened its rare sunday session with a prayer for progress. the house returned from its holiday hiatus. with less than 48- hours until the u-s economy goes over what's being called the fiscal cliff - lawmakers are locked in a fierce face-off over a set of spending cuts and tax hikes. >>> "we're apart on some pretty big issues." "i'm willing to get this done, but i need a dance partner." >> reporter: on n-b-c's meet the press
elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. >>> if nothing is done by midnight monday, mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in, impacting every american. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the...